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Vickie Vértiz

Writer, Educator, Advocate

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Tag: Steve Gutierrez

A Man in His Backyard: sightseeing in City of Commerce with author Stephen Gutierrez

Read Vertiz’s new essay on KCET: “A Man in His Backyard: sightseeing in the City of Commerce with author Stephen … More

City of Commerce, KCET Departures, Southeast Los Angeles, Steve Gutierrez, the 710 freeway, the CItadel, the Five Freeway, Vickie Vertiz

KCET Communities: “Pioneers of Artistic Revolution: Making Art and Space in Southeast L.A.

As part of  an ongoing project about the importance of the 710 corridor in Los Angeles, Vickie Vertiz contributed an … More

826LA, Alivio Open Mic, art, arts, Bell, Bell Gardens, Chicana artists, Chicano artists, Cynthia Herrera, Electricidad, Eric Contreras, Hector Tobar, Hub Cities, KCET, Latino artists, Latino writers, los angeles, Los Angeles artists, Luis Alfaro, Marisa Urrutia Gedney, South Gate, Southeast Los Angeles, Steve Gutierrez, Sylvia Blush, Vickie Vertiz

Recent writing, news, and posts

  • Virtual AWP 2021 panel, “The Woven Verse: An Exploration of the Latinx Verse Novel in Kidlit”
  • Toyoteria: Jaime Muñoz’s Apparitions of Faith
  • On family violence and waiting for the Big One
  • “1989 Caprice Classic,” a poem
  • KCET Story: Third-annual Southeast L.A. River Arts Festival held entirely online
  • Teaching online? Don’t panic. Seriously.
  • AWP 2021 in San Antonio: events!
  • Yesika Salgado and I chop it up: video from 2019 LitLit Conference: Latinx/L.A. Poetics
  • Vickie in New York (and Vermont)!
  • To Collage, To Carry: A Fragmented Essay Writing Workshop, Sat. 8/24, NYC
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